Pilot randomized study of a gratitude journaling intervention on heart rate variability and inflammatory biomarkers in patients with Stage B heart failure

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 667-676

  Redwine, Laura S ^a   Henry, Brook L ^a   Pung, Meredith A ^a   Wilson, Kathleen ^a   Chinh, Kelly ^a   Knight, Brian ^a   Jain, Shamini ^a   Rutledge, Thomas ^a   Greenberg, Barry ^a   Maisel, Alan ^a   Mills, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

gratitude; heart failure; heart rate variability; inflammatory; intervention

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 6; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR 1;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSESSMENT OF HUMANS; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GRATITUDE JOURNALING INTERVENTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTING HEART RATE; SIX ITEM GRATITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE; STAGE B HEART FAILURE; STAGING; BLOOD; HEART RATE; LITERATURE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; BIOMARKERS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONAL NARRATIVES AS TOPIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84969242679     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000316     Document Type: Article

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